What makes this live-action/animated hybrid so endearing is that the titular character is real but doesn’t threaten anyone.
(Well, anyone except those who mean to harm the orphan Pete.)
The film doesn’t water down the morality ingrained in Schultz’sPeanutscomic strip.
The duo are eventually rescued and eventually compete in a horse race.
But likeHome Alone, there’s a heartwarming story underneath the comedy.
Instead of a full-on medieval epic, its more like an origin story.
The Hideaways (1973)
Also known asFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. For one, Mewsette, the film’s protagonist, is voiced by none other than Judy Garland.
She enlisted the talents of songwriters Harold Arlen and E.Y.
Harburg, who were the creative minds behindOz’s songs.
